Voltaire

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

Voltaire

If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.

Voltaire

If you want to kill Christianity you must abolish Sunday.

Voltaire

In cities where peace and the arts flourish, men are more consumed by jealousy, worry, and anxiety than they are in cities under the blight of a besieging army. Private sorrows are more bitter than public suffering.

Voltaire

In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.

Voltaire

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

Voltaire

In the matter of taxation, every privilege is an injustice.

Voltaire

In this country we find it pays to shoot an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

Voltaire

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

Voltaire

Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice.

Voltaire